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July 09, 2015

A great source for character information for writing your novel or script

If you're writing a novel or screenplay and are looking for inspiration for your characters, check out a website called Hopes and Fears. It features a series of anonymous first-person accounts of a variety of jobs. Here are a few examples:

"I worked as a carnie, and possibly for the mob."

"I monitor missile activity with satellites for Lockheed Martin."

"I dig up dirt on wolves of Wall Street."

"I loved working at a legal brothel in Australia."

"I do magic tricks and hammer nails up my nose."

Obviously, if your protagonist has any of these occupations you'd have to do a lot more research than just these accounts, but they could get you started. They also could be excellent for helping you create interesting minor characters.

Warning: It's easy to find yourself spending a lot of time reading these rather than doing what you're supposed to be doing!

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A great source for character information for writing your novel or script

If you're writing a novel or screenplay and are looking for inspiration for your characters, check out a website called Hopes and Fears. It features a series of anonymous first-person accounts of a variety of jobs. Here are a few examples:

"I worked as a carnie, and possibly for the mob."

"I monitor missile activity with satellites for Lockheed Martin."

"I dig up dirt on wolves of Wall Street."

"I loved working at a legal brothel in Australia."

"I do magic tricks and hammer nails up my nose."

Obviously, if your protagonist has any of these occupations you'd have to do a lot more research than just these accounts, but they could get you started. They also could be excellent for helping you create interesting minor characters.

Warning: It's easy to find yourself spending a lot of time reading these rather than doing what you're supposed to be doing!